🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Fri, Mar 9, 2012 05:49 PM UTC:
Yes, some games will be at a disadvantage, and I'm fine with that. The
point of a rating system is not to recognize every game of quality. That is
going to be difficult however you go about it, because some games will just
be overlooked. The purpose behind a rating system is to give games the
opportunity to prove themselves and to recognize those that do.
What you're wanting to do is minimize false negatives, quality games that unfairly go
unrecognized. There is no way to minimize false negatives short of thorough
diligence in rating games. What this rating system will be designed to do
is minimize false positives, low quality games that receive undeserved
recognition. Measuring popularity is a good way to do this, because
popularity is not easily won, and when it is won, it is a sign of quality.
Sure, some high quality games will be overlooked. But even without a rating
system, they would still be overlooked.
So, a rating system is not going to be perfect, but it will provide a
needed service, which is to help visitors find games that are worth
playing. For anyone looking to find the best games of all, I don't think
any rating system will help, because it will still take the diligence and
effort to dig through the games we have. But for those mainly looking to
avoid bad games and find some good ones, a rating system will be helpful.
Yes, some games will be at a disadvantage, and I'm fine with that. The point of a rating system is not to recognize every game of quality. That is going to be difficult however you go about it, because some games will just be overlooked. The purpose behind a rating system is to give games the opportunity to prove themselves and to recognize those that do.
What you're wanting to do is minimize false negatives, quality games that unfairly go unrecognized. There is no way to minimize false negatives short of thorough diligence in rating games. What this rating system will be designed to do is minimize false positives, low quality games that receive undeserved recognition. Measuring popularity is a good way to do this, because popularity is not easily won, and when it is won, it is a sign of quality. Sure, some high quality games will be overlooked. But even without a rating system, they would still be overlooked.
So, a rating system is not going to be perfect, but it will provide a needed service, which is to help visitors find games that are worth playing. For anyone looking to find the best games of all, I don't think any rating system will help, because it will still take the diligence and effort to dig through the games we have. But for those mainly looking to avoid bad games and find some good ones, a rating system will be helpful.